Predicate Methods
Another common use for accessor methods is to test whether a condition is true or false—such methods are often called predicate methods. An example would be class ArrayList
’s isEmpty
method, which returns true
if the ArrayList
is empty and false
otherwise. A program might test isEmpty
before attempting to read another item from an ArrayList
.
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